poetry
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I’ve just shared something special on Substack: an exclusive deep dive into my upcoming book, Saint Woman. This isn’t just poetry—it’s an atmosphere, a ritual, a sapphic exploration of devotion, desire, and dark mythopoetic power. In the post, I open up about the making of the book, the weaving of language like a tapestry, and…
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Two of the most important elements to this section of the book is consent and aftercare.
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As we get closer and closer to release day, I wanted to start sharing more about the book, including more previews. This book is for women who love women. For those who ache for the soft—velvet mouths, lace dresses, and the gentle danger of perfume pressed into another’s skin. And for those who burn for…
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The Pitch: Saint Woman is a collection born not from longing alone, but from hunger—a hunger that is emotional, erotic, ancestral. It doesn’t apologize for the mess of desire; it revels in it. The femme in these pages is not a muse. She is the altar, the storm, and the blade. What sets this book…
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Yes, this is a cover reveal, book announcement, and you get a little preview of the contents at then end! And people say we can’t have dessert for breakfast…
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For me, poetry and writing are inseparable. The way I engage with language—through prose, verse, music, and storytelling—has always been enriched by metaphor. It allows me to draw emotional parallels, to frame the strange through the familiar. It creates a connective tissue between reader and experience. That’s why metaphor is more than a literary device…
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There’s a certain kind of writing that doesn’t just tell a story—it opens a vein.It’s not always clean or careful. Sometimes it stings. Sometimes it stains.But when I write poetically—when I lean into the rhythm, the silence between words, the ache behind a line—I’m not just crafting sentences. I’m bleeding. This is the art of…
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This might sound a little clickbait-y—I know. But it’s not a lie, not really. It’s just a soft truth I’ve been dancing around for a while now. So here it is, plain and honest: My name is Lynn Lesher. Some of you know me better as “L. Bachman”, the name I’ve written under for years—the…
